State-owned power utility Eskom urges households, businesses and communities to prioritise electricity safety and to report and avoid dangerous electrical hazards. Illegal connections and exposed wires can electrocute people, start fires, overload the network and damage critical infrastructure, it cautions.
27th August 2026
By: Schalk Burger
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor
State-owned power utility Eskom urges households, businesses and communities to prioritise electricity safety and to report and avoid dangerous electrical hazards.
Illegal connections and exposed wires can electrocute people, start fires, overload the network and damage critical infrastructure, it cautions.
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